Democratic Florida Rep. Frederica Wilson is laughing and bragging after White House chief of staff John Kelly said he was “stunned” Thursday that Wilson criticized President Donald Trump’s call to the widow of a dead soldier. “You mean to tell me that I’ve become so important…that the White House is following me and my words? This is amazing. That’s amazing. That is absolutely phenomenal. I’ll have to tell my kids that I’m a rock star now,” Wilson told Miami Fox affiliate WSVN-TV, while laughing. http://wsvn.com/news/local/congresswoman-reacts-to-white-house-statement-on-call-to-armys-family/ She planned this the whole time. Despicable. |
My money is on Kelly. Lordy, I hope there are tapes. |
It's all about her. And, has been from the start. |
She's right. Why is the president and his chief of staff attacking her? They're nuts, that's why. |
Sarah Huckabee Sanders already said in yesterday's briefing that no tape exists of the call to Sgt. Johnson's family. |
It can't have helped that Chad withdrew all of its troops from the fight against Boko Haram after Trump included them in the most recent travel ban. https://www.cfr.org/blog/chad-removes-hundreds-soldiers-nigerien-region-affected-boko-haram |
I’m referring to a tape or transcript of the speech Frederica Wilson made at the dedication of the FBI building in Miami. The one Kelly spoke of. |
All Kelly proved is that he is an asshole and a political hack. |
Disagree. I think he proved he was disgusted by the actions of a very partisan Congresswoman. She doesn’t have a clue. |
That means Kelly used this dead serviceman as a political tool. Kelly, as member of the administration, went after a friend of the family. A person the family asked to be with them and to listen to the presidents phone call. Shameful. I knew Trump could not stop himself because he has no humility. Sad to see Kelly has lost his. The President didn't even know the name of the dead solider he was calling about, nothing is as awful as that. |
I agree. Just apologize that President's words offended the widow and parents of Sgt. Johnson, and reiterate that we all honor our Gold Star families. |
Liberals have truly lost perspective if they think Kelly looks bad for politicizing this affair, rather than the "rock star." This is part of why you lose all the time, liberals. You're just too out of touch. |
In my opinion, this is a perfect example why generals should not be leading the government. All they know how to do is follow orders. That’s what got them to the rank of general. |
Dp. The people on this thread supporting her after she had the audacity to say I’m gonna have to call MY SON to tell him about all this attention the White House is giving me. I’m a Rock Star. I am paraphrasing here. She is blessed she is able to call her son to share her glee over her news after this. While she chose to believe the President’s words were insensitive, hers were. Sickening. On a separate note, people are asking why the White House is so slow to react. I am a self-described empty barrel but, with 3 hurricanes, 1 wild fire, 1 massacre, enemies spreading fake news stories about allies, a decades long predator caught and new information that a FBI whistleblower is being suppressed by an NDA I can understand why news about the ongoing normal military investigation may have fallen by the wayside. |
And why did Chad pull out? Ask Trump. He is the one who included Chad on the most recent Muslim ban. So Much Winning. |